New Delhi, Aug 5 - Video art, interactive projects and sound installations -- the second edition of the India Art Summit here promises the best in innovative, experimental, digital and new age art, shifting its focus from the conventional large format paintings and sculptures.

'I am expecting to see a lot of new and a wider variety of art because of the participation of at least 17 international galleries, unlike last year when the focus was more on big and elaborate paintings, installations and sculptures,' Sunaina Anand of Delhi-based Art Alive Gallery told IANS.

The summit will be held at Pragati Maidan in the capital Aug 19-22.

Anand is presenting two shows at the summit -- an exhibition of miniatures titled 'Think Small' and a body of photographs called 'Return to Eden', by Prabir C. Purkayastha curated by art critic and writer Ina Puri.

''Think Small' is an innovative project. We have invited 45 leading artists to create works within 12' X 9' frame. They have taken up the challenge. It is an attempt to turn to the scale of small formats in contemporary art, which has been rather engrossed in larger expanses,' Anand explained.

'Return to Eden' is about the Biblical concept of genesis, said Ina Puri.

'The photographs are divided into three sections -- 'Creation', 'Temptation' and 'Flight'. While in 'Temptation', we portray Adam and Eve through photographs of temple sculptures, we use imageries of exotic birds in 'Flight',' Puri told IANS.

Renu Modi of Delhi-based Gallery Espace, who will screen select works from her large bank of video art at the Art Summit's 'Video Lounge', said 'video art has become an important and popular medium not only abroad, but also in India'.

The specially-curated video lounge would be one of the chief attractions of the event.

'We plan to make it one of the biggest showcases of video art in India as well as of select international artists. A growing number of young artists in India are using video as a medium to convey contemporary realities,' a senior Art Summit official said.

Over 90 video works will be screened at the lounge Aug 19-21.